Updated: Cuomo and Nixon are piling up endorsements

Updated: Cuomo and Nixon are piling up endorsements

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The New York Times editorial board, a frequent critic of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, endorsed Cuomo in the Democratic primary governor’s race on Tuesday. The Times cited Cynthia Nixon’s candidacy as a positive force pushing Cuomo towards reform but ultimately declared her too inexperienced.

LGBT groups, including the state’s largest LGBT Democratic club, have also come out on Cuomo’s side despite his primary opponent, Cynthia Nixon, identifying as “queer.” In its decision, the Stonewall Democrats extolled Cuomo’s record on LGBT issues such as legalizing same-sex marriage and banning conversion therapy in New York.

However, a recent endorsement by a prominent Jewish leader, New York Satmar Rebbe Zalman Tietelbaum, is shrouded in accusations of dishonesty. The Yeshiva World reported that the governor allegedly told Tietelbaum that he would not interfere in yeshiva education during a meeting at the rabbi’s home in Williamsburg – a claim that Cuomo did not directly refute. In recent years, Orthodox yeshivas in New York City have been under investigation over allegations that they provide inadequate secular education.

Here’s a recap of these endorsements – and many more – that the two gubernatorial campaigns have received so far. City & State reached out to both campaigns and received an updated list from the Nixon campaign, but Cuomo’s campaign did not respond.

Andrew Cuomo

Public figures:

Hillary ClintonJoe BidenHouse Minority Leader Nancy PelosiU.S. Sen. Kirsten GillibrandRep. Nydia VelazquezRep. Jose SerranoDemocratic National Committee Chairman Tom PerezLt. Gov. Kathy HochulSenate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-CousinsState Sen. John BrooksState Sen. Velmanette MontgomeryState Sen. Roxanne PersuadAssembly Speaker Carl HeastieAssemblyman Marcos CrespoAssemblywoman Latrice WalkersAssemblywoman Tremaine WrightFormer Assemblywoman Annette RobinsonFormer New York City Mayor David DinkinsNew York City Public Advocate Letitia JamesBronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr.New York City Council Speaker Corey JohnsonNew York City Councilwoman Adrienne AdamsNew York City Councilwoman Alicka Ampry-SamuelNew York City Councilman Justin BrannanNew York City Councilman Andrew CohenNew York City Councilman Costa ConstantinidesNew York City Councilman Robert Cornegy, Jr.New York City Councilwoman Laurie CumboNew York City Councilman Chaim DeutschNew York City Councilman Daniel DrommNew York City Councilman Mathieu EugeneNew York City Councilwoman Vanessa GibsonNew York City Councilman Mark GjonajNew York City Councilman Barry GrodenchikNew York City Councilman Andy KingNew York City Councilwoman Karen KoslowitzNew York City Councilman Stephen LevinNew York City Councilman Peter KooNew York City Councilman Rory LancmanNew York City Councilman Alan MaiselNew York City Councilman I. Daneek MillerNew York City Councilman Francisco MoyaNew York City Councilman Donovan RichardsNew York City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr.New York City Councilman Ritchie TorresNew York City Councilman Mark TreygerNew York City Councilman Paul ValloneNew York City Councilman Kalman YegerCandidate for New York’s 2nd Congressional District Liuba Gretchen ShirleyQueens Borough President Melinda KatzAlbany County Executive Dan McCoyBroome County Executive Jason GarnerErie County Executive Mark PoloncarzNassau County Executive Laura CurranSuffolk County Executive Steve BelloneUlster County Executive Mike HeinWestchester County Executive George LatimerChair of the Erie County Democratic Committee Jeremy ZellnerNew York Satmar Rebbe Zalman Tietelbaum

Unions:

1199SEIUUFCW Local 150032BJ SEIURWDSUCSEANew York State AFL-CIOBuilding & Construction Trades Council of Greater New YorkCivil Service Employees Association (CSEA)CWA Local 1180District Council 37New York State Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)Teamsters Joint Council 16United Auto-Workers (UAW)

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As founder and research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, E.J. McMahon is a go-to expert on budget plans and policy proposals. His organization promotes greater transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility in state government, which often puts him at odds with lawmakers and the governor. McMahon previously worked as a journalist in Albany, as an Assembly Republican staffer and a budget adviser for almost 30 years, giving him great insight into the goings-on in the Capitol.